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I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« on: January 13, 2013, 07:52:46 pm »
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I have a very narrow budget for it. I'm just beginner...What should I look for? Suggestions?
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2013, 09:08:03 pm »
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It depends. What are you going to use it for? Astrophotography? Bird watching? Stalking?
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2013, 09:32:15 pm »
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Quote from: Bad Student on January 13, 2013, 09:08:03 pm
It depends. What are you going to use it for? Astrophotography? Bird watching? Stalking?
Currently for planetary observations but my ultimate aim is astrophotography of deep sky
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2013, 09:52:49 pm »
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^ make friends with a lecturer or some phd students. They have access to telescope and also the hutton Westfold telescope in Monash which is quite powerful and more than enough for basic astronomy.

Personally I find that the price tag of good telescope is too high when they're so easily available for free in Monash.
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2013, 10:00:03 pm »
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Quote from: JinXi on January 13, 2013, 09:52:49 pm
^ make friends with a lecturer or some phd students. They have access to telescope and also the hutton Westfold telescope in Monash which is quite powerful and more than enough for basic astronomy.

Personally I find that the price tag of good telescope is too high when they're so easily available for free in Monash.
that's only if I go to monash...I was thinking the same as well :) but if i cant get into monash and end up at rmit? I have to buy one then :)
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2013, 10:19:22 pm »
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I'm quite sure that rmit and most of the bigger institutions will have good telescopes as well.
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Re: I'd like to buy a telescope. Suggestions?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2013, 10:28:02 pm »
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Meade and Celestron make good telescopes but you'll have to be prepared to pay a few hundred dollars just to buy an entry level one.
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